Picture taken on August 10, shows a woman holding a young boy as she wades through floodwaters in a street in the township of Apalit on the outskirts of Manila. Deadly floods, power blackouts and traffic gridlock, many of Asia's biggest cities are buckling under the strain of rapid economic development, extreme weather and an exodus from the countryside

Picture taken on August 10, shows a woman holding a young boy as she wades through floodwaters in a street in the township of Apalit on the outskirts of Manila. Deadly floods, power blackouts and traffic gridlock, many of Asia's biggest cities are buckling under the strain of rapid economic development, extreme weather and an exodus from the countryside